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PRONUNCIATION OF PENUMBRAL

penumbral  [pɛnˈʌmbrəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PENUMBRAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Penumbral is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PENUMBRAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

penumbral

Umbra

The umbra, penumbra and antumbra are three distinct parts of a shadow, created by any light source after impinging on an opaque object. For a point source only the umbra is cast. These names are most often used for the shadows cast by celestial bodies, though they are sometimes used to describe levels of darkness, such as in sunspots.

Definition of penumbral in the English dictionary

The first definition of penumbral in the dictionary is relating to a fringe region of half shadow resulting from the partial obstruction of light by an opaque object. Other definition of penumbral is relating to the lighter and outer region of a sunspot. Penumbral is also relating to the point or area in which light and shade blend.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PENUMBRAL


adumbral
ædˈʌmbrəl
cambrel
ˈkæmbrəl
cerebral
ˈsɛrɪbrəl
craniocerebral
ˌkreɪnɪəʊsəˈriːbrəl
gambrel
ˈɡæmbrəl
intervertebral
ˌɪntəˈvɜːtəbrəl
intracerebral
ˌɪntrəˈsɛrɪbrəl
invertebral
ɪnˈvɜːtɪbrəl
membral
ˈmembrəl
myofibril
ˌmaɪəˈfaɪbrəl
palpebral
ˈpælpɪbrəl
procerebral
ˌprəʊsəˈriːbrəl
subvertebral
sʌbˈvɜːtɪbrəl
timbral
ˈtæmbrəl
timbrel
ˈtɪmbrəl
tumbrel
ˈtʌmbrəl
tumbril
ˈtʌmbrəl
uncerebral
ˌʌnsəˈriːbrəl
vertebral
ˈvɜːtɪbrəl
whimbrel
ˈwɪmbrəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PENUMBRAL

pentyl acetate
pentylene
pentylenetetrazol
penuche
penuchle
penuckle
penult
penultima
penultimate
penultimately
penumbra
penumbrae
penumbrous
penurious
penuriously
penuriousness
penury
Penutian
penwiper
penwoman

WORDS THAT END LIKE PENUMBRAL

agricultural
Cabral
central
coral
cultural
federal
floral
funeral
general
in general
integral
mineral
moral
natural
neutral
oral
rural
several
structural
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Synonyms and antonyms of penumbral in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «penumbral» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PENUMBRAL

Find out the translation of penumbral to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of penumbral from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «penumbral» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

半影
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

penumbral
570 millions of speakers

English

penumbral
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

penumbral
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الناقص
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полутеневая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

penumbral
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উপচ্ছায়া-সংক্রান্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pénombre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penumbral
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Halbschatten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

半影の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다른 반영
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Penumbral
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

penumbral
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெனும்ப்ரல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेनमब्रल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

halkalı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

in penombra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

penumbral
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

напівтіньова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

penumbral
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκιόφωτος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

penumbral
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halvskugga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

penumbral
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of penumbral

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PENUMBRAL»

The term «penumbral» is regularly used and occupies the 94.168 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PENUMBRAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «penumbral» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «penumbral» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about penumbral

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENUMBRAL»

Discover the use of penumbral in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to penumbral and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Penumbral Visions: Making Polities in Early Modern South India
The latest scholarship on early modern India from one of South Asia's most eminent historians
Sanjay Subrahmanyam, 2001
2
A Many-Valued Approach to Deduction and Reasoning for ...
4.2.2 Penumbral Inferences To say that an inference is penumbral is to say that its validity is tainted. A simple example can illustrate the difference between a penumbral inference and a deductive inference. Given that the statement: John saw ...
Cary G. DeBessonet, 1991
3
Views on Fuzzy Sets and Systems from Different Perspectives: ...
Many philosophers follow Kit Fine [9] in asserting that “penumbral connections” should be modeled directly in any logic seeking to deal with vagueness. (E.g., if it is indeterminate whether X is blue or green, it is still definitely true that it is mono-  ...
Rudolf Seising, 2009
4
Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac
8.2321 Conditions for a penumbral lunar eclipse A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon enters partially or completely into the penumbral cone, but not the umbral cone. The right side of Figure 8.2321.1 illustrates the limiting case for ...
P. Kenneth Seidelmann, 2006
5
Observing the Moon
First penumbral contact, where the Moon first makes contact with the penumbral zone. The start of this stage is generally unobservable. About 30 min into this stage of the eclipse you should start to notice a slight duskiness on the Moon's ...
Peter Wlasuk, 2000
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Brain Hypoxia and Ischemia: With Special Emphasis on Development
Since CBV reflects the autoregulation of hemodynamics in the ischemic region, the significant reduction (<0.7) of CBV is indicative of irreversible damage of the affected tissue, which distinguishes infarct core from the hypoperfused penumbral ...
Gabriel G. Haddad, Shan Ping Yu, 2009
7
Law and Morality: Readings in Legal Philosophy
If it is true that the intelligent decision of penumbral questions is one made not mechanically but in the light of aims, purposes, and policies, though not necessarily in the light of anything we would call moral principles, is it wise to express this ...
David Dyzenhaus, Sophia Reibetanz Moreau, Arthur Ripstein, 2007
8
Fundamentals of Microfabrication: The Science of ...
Since the x-ray source is finite in size and separated by a distance, D, the edge of the mask does not cast a sharp shadow but rather has a region associated with it known as penumbral blur, d. Image blurring limits the ultimate resolution power ...
Marc J. Madou, 2002
9
Magnetic Coupling between the Interior and Atmosphere of the Sun
Evolution. of. Umbral. Dots. and. Penumbral. Grains. M. Sobotka and J. Jurˇc ́ak Abstract On 27 February 2007, Hinode SOT/SP acquired a time series of full- Stokes spectra of a regular, medium-sized sunspot NOAA 10944 located near the  ...
S.S. Hasan, R. J. Rutten, 2010
10
The Hatfield Lunar Atlas: Digitally Re-Mastered Edition
The second column describes the state of the eclipse: penumbral only, partial umbral or total umbral. For penumbral only eclipses, the first and last contacts refer to when the penumbral shadow first touches the lunar limb and when it finally ...
Anthony Charles Cook, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENUMBRAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term penumbral is used in the context of the following news items.
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#dnaEdit: Privacy ignored
“Assuming that the fundamental rights explicitly guaranteed to a citizen have penumbral zones and that the right to privacy is itself a ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
2
Time from symptom onset may not predict infarct volume in stroke
... underlying anatomic factors may play a role in determining the size of initial infarction and subsequent at-risk or so-called penumbral tissue. «2 Minute Medicine, Jul 15»
3
A design within a design
At the end of the novel, the Poet and the Artist brave the uncertainty of the penumbral streets and life. This is literature as secular scripture. «The Statesman, Jul 15»
4
Who Let the Supreme Court Make Laws?
Indeed, five pro-gay marriage judges read new guarantees of “dignity” into the penumbral rights of privacy, invoking historians' understanding ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
5
Politics should play out in states, not High Court
Ever since Justice William O. Douglas discovered a penumbral right of privacy emanating from the Constitution, his liberal successors have ... «Cincinnati.com, Jul 15»
6
Religious groups now open to lawsuits
It jumped into the social battles that had been waging across the country at a slow boil, snatched a constitutional right from the penumbral ... «Centerville Daily Iowegian, Jun 15»
7
Just like abortion, this gay marriage decision won't silence critics
It jumped into the social battles that had been waging across the country at a slow boil, snatched a constitutional right from the penumbral ... «Philly.com, Jun 15»
8
From plitter to drabbletail: the words we love
It's one of those words with a powerful, very strange, penumbral aura. When it comes to aura some words have it, some don't. If you say “I'm ... «The Guardian, May 15»
9
Profiles: Jamie xx: Taking Shelter in Loud Places
The clip doubles as world's most elegant skate video, as Smith and Madley Croft roll through London's penumbral streets and carve ... «Pitchfork Media, May 15»
10
Hope Still for Late Thrombolysis in Stroke?
These patients had less infarct growth and better penumbral salvage and a higher chance of a good functional outcome at 90 days compared ... «Medscape, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Penumbral [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/penumbral>. Apr 2024 ».
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